"Good call." Mark Kroon says that a lot at the poker table, which is what happens when you like to apply pressure to opponents on the river, even while holding nothing but air. Sometimes you get caught. Kroon is used to it.

Joe McKeehen of North Wales, Pa., was one of two players to surpass the 3 million mark in chips and led after Day 4 of the World Series of Poker’s $10,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold ’em World Championship.

Jim Bechtel won the 1993 World Series of Poker Main Event against a field of 220 players; there were three times that many players remaining when play started Saturday afternoon. The 63-year-old was unofficially in the top 50 with approximately 950,000 chips at the 10:30 p.m. break.

A handful of former champions are still alive in the World Series of Poker’s $10,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold ’em World Championship after Day 2C action ended early Friday at the Rio Convention Center.

Jason Somerville is a World Series of Poker bracelet winner with almost $4 million in documented career live tournament earnings. Yet it’s his wildly popular Web series titled “Run It Up” that has revolutionized the way millennials are watching and learning poker and made him a mainstream sensation.

Amar Anand of Shrewsbury, Mass., was the unofficial leader of the World Series of Poker Main Event with approximately 500,000 chips Wednesday at the 10:15 p.m. break with one level of play remaining during action on Day 2A/2B at the Rio Convention Center.

The World Series of Poker’s Main Event officially drew 6,420 entrants, which is slightly down from the 6,683 runners in last year’s tournament. It is the 10th consecutive year that the event has drawn at least 6,300 participants. The winner will receive $7.68 million.

Erik Seidel is one of the most respected high-stakes tournament players in the world. The eight-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner will be part of the field when the $10,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold ’em World Championship begins today at the Rio Convention Center.